Changan Ford's flagship mid-size sedan is undergoing a product upgrade.
On June 7, the Ford Mondeo Sport Edition was officially launched, with a total of two models available, with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of 209,800 to 229,800 yuan.
The Mondeo Sport Edition adopts a rare personalized 5-door hatchback shape in its class, a breathing 3D scale armor design on the front grille, and 20-inch large wheels with low wind resistance.
The Dio Sport Edition is nearly 5 meters long, with a wheelbase of nearly 3 meters, nearly one meter of second-row legroom, a flat second-row floor design, and a 0.94 square meter panoramic sunroof, which maximizes the sense of space.
The Mondeo Sport is equipped with Ford's fifth-generation EcoBoost® 2.0T engine, which has a maximum power of 212kW and a maximum torque of 403N·m. It has obtained 125 patents and patent applications in the United States and is a frequent visitor to Ward's Ten Best Engines list.
Based on the high-power engine, Ford's high-horsepower E-hybrid system is equipped with a self-developed high-speed flat-wire oil-cooled motor. The flat-wire motor can achieve a higher slot fill rate and realize high power density, allowing it to have high horsepower from the start in electric drive modes such as starting and idling.
Relying on the support of high-performance engines, high-power motors and power split technology, the high-horsepower E-hybrid system equipped in the Mondeo Sport has a total power of 227kW. Under the WLTC standard, the system's comprehensive operating fuel consumption is as low as 5.99 liters per 100 kilometers, and the high-speed operating fuel consumption is even lower at 4.64 liters per 100 kilometers, with a comprehensive range of up to 915 kilometers.
In terms of passive safety, the Mondeo Sport adopts a high-safety cage-type body design, extending from the A-pillar to the C-pillar. It uses the industry-leading 1700MPa ultra-high strength 3D roll-pressed martensitic steel. The proportion of high-strength steel above 600MPa in the vehicle reaches 52%.
In terms of active safety, the Mondeo Sport is also equipped with the Co-Pilot360™ Intelligent Driving Assistance System, which consists of 17 sub-functions. The Ford vehicle-road collaborative system, which is mass-produced with the domestic cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology, is more efficient.
Compared with the old model, the Ford Mondeo Sport has a price reduction of up to 36,000 yuan. After all, it is not easy for a joint venture mid-size sedan with a price of more than 200,000 yuan to stand out from the crowd of strong Chinese brands.
